Financing Business development UK Government publish new three year strategy for small business

The Small Business Service press release introduced the new strategy as follows: "New three-year strategy for small businesses published Giving every child an experience of enterprise by the time they leave school is to be a part of the new three-year strategy for small businesses, unveiled today. Other aims include an enhanced strategic role for the SBS, boosting the profile of Business Link and ensuring a better regulatory environment for small firms. The strategy, "Small Business and Government - The Way Forward", is designed to encourage more people to have the ambition of starting their own business and give anyone who takes that step every chance to succeed. Launching the strategy, Martin Wyn Griffith, Chief Executive of the SBS said: "This is a three year strategy with a long-term vision. We're fine-tuning the way we work in order to ensure a better engagement between government and the small business community. "The SBS will work as a centre of expertise, an innovator and an engine of change. Our aim is to encourage people from all works of life to want to start and grow a business." The strategy focuses on seven 'pillars' to boost the UK's entrepreneurial culture. They are: building an enterprise culture - including helping young people gain an understanding of entrepreneurship through influencing them at school;

encouraging a more dynamic start-up market - a series of local enterprise events will bring together Government and private service providers to give potential entrepreneurs information about help available;

building the capability for small business growth - raising performance through boosting management skills and workforce development. Recent SBS research has shown the massive benefit that goes with taking professional advice;

improving access to finance - ensuring gaps in finance provision are met, through initiatives like Early Growth Funding and the completion of the Regional Venture Capital Fund scheme across the country;

encouraging enterprise in disadvantaged communities and under-represented groups - such as continued investment in projects through the Phoenix Fund. SBS targets are now in place to reduce the gap between start-ups in the most and least disadvantaged areas;

improving small businesses' experience of Government services - SBS will work with other Government departments and agencies to provide more joined-up services to small business and easier access to those services via a new Business Link portal;

developing better regulation and policy - SBS will work with the Small Business Council and the Better Regulation Task Force to ensure policy makers take full account of small business views. By March 2011 SBS will introduce a 'small firms impact test' to ensure that small firms concerns are considered at the very earliest stages of policy-making. The strategy builds on the Pre Budget Report paper Enterprise Britain: a modern approach to meeting the enterprise challenge and the joint Treasury and SBS Cross Cutting Review of Services for Small Business report, published in October."

(Source SBS Press Release)
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Hurry- abstracts for ICE 2011 extended to 15th January (Date: 13-01-2011)
Abstract deadline extended to 15. January 2011 for 9th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising, 16th to 18th June 2011, Espoo, Finland. (Source Email)
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Special track on 'Stimulating Technological Innovation in SMEs' (Date: 09-01-2011)
"10th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, will be held in 26-30 July 2011 in Madeira Island - Portugal. A special track will focus on 'Stimulating Technological Innovation in SMEs'.This track includes 3 sessions: IT innovation in SMEs, Specific features of innovation in SMEs and Role of technical innovation in the cooperation with SMEs from Asia. Call for paper is open. Details available on the conference website."
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New edition of Journal of Business Venturing (Date: 03-01-2011)
The latest edition of JBV (18,1) has the following articles: Defining a forum for entrepreneurship scholars V.H. Fried pp 1-11 The career reasons of nascent entrepreneurs N.M. Carter, W.B. Gartner, K.G. Shaver, E.J. Gatewood pp 13-39 Beyond social capital: the role of entrepreneurs' social competence in their financial success R.A. Baron, G.D. Markman pp 41-60 First mover advantage through franchising S.C. Michael pp 61-80 Public versus private venture capital: seeding or crowding out? A pan-European analysis B. Leleux, B. Surlemont pp 81-104 A theory of entrepreneurial opportunity identification and development A. Ardichvili, R. Cardozo, S. Ray pp 105-123 The entrepreneurial control imperative - A case history of Steria (1969-2000) P.A. Abetti pp 125-143 (source email)
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New Reader on Franchising (Date: 19-12-2002)
Franchising: An International Perspective Eds. Frank Hoy and John Stanworth pub. Routledge, 2002 (softback/hardback) Described in email based upon publisher's web site as "Franchising is a unique collection of articles that offers a handpicked selection of the main outstanding 'classic' texts in franchising knowledge. Researchers, students, professional advisors and anyone with a serious interest in the development of this extremely topical subject can now have, at their fingertips, the key articles and papers that have contributed to the philosophy of cloning business success. Many researches in the field have only heard of the names, 'Brickley and Dark', 'Rubin', 'Hunt' or 'Oxenfeldt and Kelly', but may never have seen their seminal works through the difficulty in locating the material. Their original articles are reproduced in full here, complete with supporting analysis from the editors. Contents: Section 1: Franchising - A Conceptual Overview 1 Franchising as an Entrepreneurial Venture Form, Frank Hoy & Scott Shane, Journal of Business Venturing Vol. 13, No. 2, 91-94, 1998 2. Colas, Burgers, Shakes and Shirkers: Towards a Sociological Model of Franchising in the Market Economy, John Stanworth & James Curran, Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 14, No. 4, 323-344, 1999 Section 2: Franchising As An Organisational Form 3. The Theory of the Firm and the Structure of the Franchise Contract, Paul H. Rubin, Journal of Law and Economics 21 (April), 223-233, 1978 4. The Choice of Organizational Form: The Case Of Franchising, James A. Brickley & Frederick H. Dark, Journal of Financial Economics 18 (June), 401-420, 1987 5. Franchising: Firms, Markets and Intangible Assets, Richard E. Caves, & William F. Murphy, Southern Economic Journal 42 (4), 572 586, 1976, 6. Power in a Channel of Distribution: Sources and Consequences, Shelby D. Hunt, & John R. Nevin, Journal of Marketing Research 11 (May), 186-193, 1976 Section 3: Growth And Survival Rates In Franchising 7. Franchising: Promises, Problems, Prospects, Shelby D. Hunt, Journal of Retailing 53 (Fall), 71-84, 1977, 8. Survival Patterns Among Newcomers to Franchising, Timothy Bates, Journal of Business Venturing Vol. 13, No.2, 113-130, 1998, 9. Franchising Growth and Franchisor Entry and Exit in the U.S. Market: Myth and Reality, Francine Lafontaine, & Kathryn L. Shaw, Journal of Business Venturing Vol. 13, No. 2, 95-112, 1998, 10. Towards a Model of Franchise System Development, Callum Floyd, & Graham Fenwick, International Small Business Journal Vol. 17, No. 4, 32-48, 1999 Section 4: The Ownership-Redirection Debate 11. Will Successful Franchise Systems Ultimately Become Wholly-Owned Chains?, Alfred R. Oxenfeldt, & Anthony O. Kelly, Journal of Retailing Vol. 44, No. 4, 69-83, Winter 1968-69 12. Competitive advantage Variation over the Life Cycle of a Franchise, Charles M. Lillis, Chem L. Narayana and John L. Gilman, Journal of Marketing 4o (October), 77-80 13. What We Know About Ownership Redirection in Franchising: A Meta-Analysis, Rajiv, P. Dant, Audhesh K. Paswan & Patrick J. Kaufmann , Journal of Retailing Volume 72 (4), 429-444, 1996" (Source email partly based upon UK website).
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ACCA suggests tax changes for unincorporated businesses (Date: 13-12-2002)
BusinessEurope.com reports that "The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has urged the government to give the same tax breaks to unincorporated businesses - sole traders and partnerships that choose not to adopt company status - as those available to limited small businesses." (Source BusinessEurope.com)
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Call for papers: EFMD 33rd EISB Conference (Date: 04-12-2002)
EFMD 33rd EISB Conference (Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Small Business), 10th-12th September 2011, SDA Bocconi and Formaper, Milan, Italy, Organisers: efmd, SDA Bocconi and Formaper. Theme "Entrepreneurial and Professional Management within SME's Field : Combining Creativity and Techniques. Submit abstracts to Gianluca Colombo at SDA Bocconi (gianluca.colombo@sdabocconi.it). DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: 28th February 2011 DEADLINE FOR PAPERS : 30th June 2011 (Source email)
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New Economics Papers - Entrepreneurship has moved ! (Date: 02-12-2002)
New Economics Papers - Entrepreneurship has moved ! Archives of the mailing list and registering informations can now be found at: http://lists.repec.org/mailman/listinfo/nep-ent Previously registered members of the list do not need to register once more. They will continue to receive automatically new reports. (Source email)
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First deadline for ICSB World Conference abstracts (Date: 02-12-2002)
The 15th December is the first deadline for ICSB World Conference abstracts. Thereafter abstracts can only be considered at Track Leader's discretion where thereis space available in the programme. (Source email)
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Forthcominmg content in Int Journal of Entrepreneurship Education (Date: 21-11-2002)
Articles featured in the 2nd issue of the International Journal of Entrepreneurship Education (IJEE), Volume 1. Publication date: end of November 2002 Advances in entrepreneurship research "Entrepreneurship and Economic Performance: a Macro Perspective" Roy Thurik (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands), Sander Wennekers (EIM, Netherlands) and Lorraine M. Uhlaner (Eastern Michigan University, USA) "Evaluating the Impact of Public Policies to Support Small Businesses in Developed Economies: Six Steps to Heaven" David Storey (University of Warwick, UK) Entrepreneurship Education Research "Learning Entrepreneurship Competencies:The Self-Directed Learning Approach " Barbara Bird (American University, USA) "The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy" Larry Cox (Kauffman Center, USA), Stephen Mueller (Texas Christian University, USA), and Sherry Moss (Florida International University, USA)l Case Studies and Business Analysis "Building the Professional Firm: McKinsey & Co.: 1939-1968" Amar Bhidé (Columbia University, USA) "Success Factors in Boston Technology-Based Entrepreneurship" John Preston (MIT, USA) (Source email)
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Final call for Symposium on Marketing-Entrepreneurship Interface (Date: 21-11-2002)
Final call for papers for the Academy of Marketing 8th Annual Research Symposium on the Marketing-Entrepreneurship Interface to be held at The University of Gloucestershire Business School on 8 to 10 January 2011. We have already received a particularly interesting set of abstracts and papers and are certain that the symposium will be a great success. We hope very much that you will be able to participate in the conference and look forward to welcoming you to Cheltenham in January. Further details from Prof Ged Watts by email gwatts@glos.ac.uk. (source email from Ged Watts)
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Last Chance to Register for ISBA 2002 Conference (Date: 10-11-2002)
Last chance to register for the 25th ISBA National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference "Competing Perspectives of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Brighton Business School, University of Brighton, 13th to 15th November 2002. Booking details on the web link given below.
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Latest edition of Int Journal of Entrepreneurial B & R (Date: 06-11-2002)
Volume 8 Issue 5 of International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research includes: "Title: Does the degree of redundancy in social networks influence the success of business start-ups? Author: Jan Inge Jenssen; Arent Greve Pages: 254-267... Title: Competitor networks: international competitiveness through collaboration: The case of small freight forwarders in the High-Tech Forwarder Network Author: Sandra Marcela Herrera Bernal; Caroline Burr; Rhona E Johnsen Pages: 239-253..." (Source email from Emerald)
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Contents of International Small Business Journal (Date: 29-10-2002)
The International Small Business Journal has the following articles in recent and forthcoming editions: Volume 20 Issue 3 Small Firms and Environmental Management: Predictors of Green Purchasing in Western Australian pharmacies Michael Schaper Adoption of E-Commerce by SMEs in the UK: Towards a Stage Model Elizabeth Daniel, Hugh Wilson and Andrew Myers The Impact of Firm-Provided Training on Production: Testing for Firm-Size Effects Jan de Kok Seven Aspects of Strategy Formation: Exploring the Value of Planning Margaret Fletcher and Simon Harris An Investigation into Enterprise Support For Younger People, 1975-2000 Francis J. Greene Volume 20 Issue 4 The Interaction Between Culture and Entrepreneurship in London's Immigrant Businesses Anuradha Basu and Eser Altina Do Venture Capitalists' Implicit Theories on New Business Success/Failure Have Empirical Validity? Hernan Riquelme and John Watson Comparing Reasons, Practices and Effects of ISO 9000 Certification and TWM Implementation in Norwegian SMEs and Large Firms Hongyi Sun and Tsz-kit Cheng Gender Difference in Strategy and Human Resource Management: The Case of the Dutch Real Estate Brokerage Ingrid Verheul, Peter Risseeuw and Gaby Bartelse Graduates' Experiences of Work in Small Organizations in the UK and the Netherlands: Better than Expected John Arnold, Renace Schalk, Sara Bosley and Saskia van Overbeek The ISBJ is edited by Professor Robert Blackburn and "provides a forum and a focus for the discussion and dissemination of views and research on the small business sector, throughout the world. The emphasis is on systematic studies which help to improve the general understanding of small business and so contribute to more effective policies for and management of small business. Papers published cover theoretical and methodological developments, empirical studies, practical applications and reviews of relevant literature. " Click link below to download a free sample copy and to subscribe please visit their website. (Source email from publisher)
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Latest edition of Int J'nl of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research (Date: 09-10-2002)
Vol. 8, No 4 of the IJEBR includes the following articles: "On becoming an entrepreneur: an evolving typology", Jeffry W Alstete; "Enabling the emergent entrepreneurial organisation to develop new products", David Bamber, Jon Ownes, John Davies and Amir Suleman.
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Congratulations to Professor Andrew Atherton (Date: 02-10-2002)
Andrew Atherton will be taking up a Chair in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at the University of Lincoln from 14th October 2002.
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Launch of Prowess (Date: 02-10-2002)
Prowess - 'the new UK Trade Association for equal numbers of men and women starting business" - will be officially launched on 30th October 2002.
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Congratulations to Professor Ted Fuller (Date: 30-09-2002)
Ted Fuller has recently been appointed as Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Foresight at Teesside Business School, University of Teesside.
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ISBJ Special Edition on 'Entrepreneurial Teams" (Date: 24-09-2002)
Call for papers for a special edition of the International Small Business Journal on 'Entrepreneurial Teams'. The primary themes (but not exclusive): - theory development for entrepreneurial teams in small business; entrepreneurial teams and the new venture creation process; evolution of entrepreneurial teams; relationship between entrepreneurial teams and small business performance; international entrepreneurial teams (e.g. e-commerce). The dealine for abstracts (100 words) is March 28th 2011 and the deadline for full papers (max 6000 words) is June 31st 2011. All submission should be sent to Thoams Cooney (guest Editor) at thomas.cooney@dit.ie .
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Secondment Opportunity Small Business Service (Date: 17-09-2002)
The SBS is offering a secondment opportunity for someone to work on its Evaluation of the Phoenix Development Fund. Click on link for full details.
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Latest Edition of Entrepreneurship and Regional Development (Date: 04-09-2002)
The following articles are included in the latest edition of ERD: The articulation of social capital in entrepreneurial networks: a glue or a lubricant? Alistair R. Anderson; Sarah L. Jack 'Territorial systems of small firms in Spain: an analysis of productive and organizational characteristics in industrial districts' Jose Miguel Giner; Maria Jesus Santa Mar´a New models of inter-firm networks within industrial districts Nunzia Carbonara Ownership and management issues in first generation and multi- generation family firms Paul Westhead; Carole Howorth; Marc Cowling Barriers to investment in the informal venture capital sector Colin M. Mason; Richard T. Harrison
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Latest Edition of the Journal of Business Venturing (Date: 02-09-2002)
The latest edition of the Journal of Business Venturing, Vol 17, Issue 6, contains the following articles: Executive Forum - University technology transfer to entrepreneurial companies S. Shane pp 537-552 Resources of the firm, Russian high-technology startups, and firm growth G.D. Bruton, Y. Rubanik pp 553-576 The effects of business-university alliances on innovative output and financial performance: a study of publicly traded biotechnology companies G. George, S.A. Zahra, D.R. Wood pp 577-609 Multinationality, product diversification, and profitability of emerging US small- and medium-sized enterprises G. Qian pp 611-633 (Source email from ScienceDirect)
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New DTI sponsored report on Small Firm's Employment Rights (Date: 23-08-2002)
Robert Blackburn and Mark Hart have recently completed their Department for Trade and Industry report entitled "Small Firms' awareness and knowledge of individual employment rights".
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Call for Family BUSINESS CASE STUDIES (Date: 18-08-2002)
Special Issues of MANAGEMENT CASE QUARTERLY FAMILY BUSINESS CASE JOURNAL featuring The Entrepreneurial Development of Family Businesses - Business Families under the quest editorship of Dr Panikkos Zata Poutziouris Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, UMIST University Visiting Fellow at Manchester Business School, University of Manchester (UK) Vice-president of IFERA- International Family Enterprise Research Academy in partnership with Dr David Pistrui (Illinois Institute of Technology, USA) Dr Khaled Soufani (Concordia University, Canada) The principal theme of the special editions is The Entrepreneurial Development of Family Businesses and Business Families . The aim is to draw case studies from the growing business research embracing the theme of family business entrepreneurship. An illustrative list of suggested topics include, but is not limited to, the following : Entrepreneurship, strategy and family business development in the context of new start-up, survival, growth, succession and turnaround strategies. Growth and control dilemmas impacting family businesses in transition Human resource management and development; conflict management. Succession Planning from the management, ownership and leadership side. Planning for exit strategies and family business serial entrepreneurship Family Business Spin-Outs Financial Developments e.g. share options schemes, private and public equity/flotation routes; public-to-private routes. New Elements in Family Business Development Dynamics e.g. the impact of ethnicity and transnational cultures on family business; internationalisation, ethics etc. Ethnic Family Business Dynasties Family Enterprise Support i.e. educational programmes, family business clubs i.e. . Henokians The professionalisation process in Family Firms New Technologies and their impact on family business strategies Business Family Strategies ? the entrepreneurial odyssey beyond the family business agenda FAMILY BUSINESS CASE JOURNAL- FBCJ is a new refereed journal to be published by Kennesaw State and Loyola Universities. It will be sponsored by The Raymond Family Business Institute (USA) and is to be distributed to academics and others stakeholders with an interest in the development of the family business economy. Editor in chief: Professor Joseph Astrachan who is the Director of the Cox Family Enterprise Center and the holder of Wachovia Chair of Family Business, Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University. MANAGEMENT CASE QUARTERLY - MCQ is a refereed journal and publishes management case studies drawn from around the world, which can be used for teaching, training and study. Cases should normally contain enough relevant information for readers to be able to discus, analyse and prepare written or verbal responses. Cases should not normally draw on the author?s opinion, or conclude in such detail that the reader is left with no conclusions to draw. Co-Editors, Professor Barry Davies of Gloustershire Business School (UK) and Dr Claudio Vignali of Manchester Metropolitan University (UK) . KEY DEADLINES Authors to send one page proposal for FBCJ or MCQ ? end of October 2002. Feedback and Invitations to authors by end of November 2002 Submissions of full case studies for the review process ? end of January 2011 Anticipated Publication Date : Spring 2011 Sumbmissions and queries to: Dr Panikkos Zata Poutziouris MSEC - Manchester Science Enterprise Centre, Fairbairn Building, UMIST University P.O. Box 88, Manchester, M60 1QD, UK. Tel: +44-(0)161 -955 8431 ; Fax: +44-(0)161- 955 8433 email: P.Poutziouris@umist.ac.uk
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Expression of interest to produce SME Research Database Extended (Date: 07-08-2002)
The Small Business Service is looking for expressions of interest to compile, edit and update a new version of the former DTI SME Research Database. An invitation to tender is likely to be issued in August and the work commissioned in September 2002. Potential contractors should have a track record in a wide range of small business research issues and/or an established network of small business research expertise on which they can draw upon, to produce focused and critical summaries of carefully selected sources. These will later be published by SBS as a searchable online resource for use both inside and outside government. Please identify your strengths in relation to this piece of work and keep expressions of interest to one side A4. Expressions do not guarantee invitation to tender. Please send your expressions of interest by August 16th 2002 to: SME Database, SBS Research, St Mary's House, c/o Moorfoot, Sheffield, S1 4PQ.
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News from 29th International Small Business Congress (Date: 26-07-2002)
The email from Fritz Kamsteeg explained that "the ISBC 2002 Congress in Amsterdam is coming nearby, that is why we send you this special mail, as: The Mayor of Amsterdam, Mr. M.J. Cohen, welcomes the participants of ISBC 2002 in the Netherlands. It is the beginning of a unique congress. The 29th International "Small Business Congress, which will be held in Amsterdam from 27 to 30 October 2002, provides in up-to-date themes, top of the bill keynote speakers and entertainment. Keynote speakers will be Erkki Liikanen, member of the European Commission, Jean Philippe Courtois, top director of Microsoft Europe, about "ICT and SMEs", and Fons Trompenaars about "cultural diversity in the world of business". Included in the programme is a buffet dinner on canal boats through the beautiful Amsterdam canals and a gala dinner in the superb Passenger Terminal Amsterdam. For accompanying persons, we offer a wide range of excursions in The Netherlands, but also business tours and business-to-business opportunities. And, of course, sessions with best practises on our topics. Visit our website www.isbc2002.com now, and make your reservation. The early registration fee is extended to 1 augustust 2002. I am looking forward to meeting you in Amsterdam! With kind regards, Frits Kamsteeg Director ISBC 2002" (Source email)
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Expressions of Interest in tendering for SBS Evidence Base (Date: 21-07-2002)
The Small Business Service is looking for expressions of interest to compile, edit and update a new version of the former DTI SME Research Database. An invitation to tender is likely to be issued in August and the work commissioned in September 2002. Potential contractors should have a track record in a wide range of small business research issues and/or an established network of small business research expertise on which they can draw upon, to produce focused and critical summaries of carefully selected sources. These will later be published by SBS as a searchable online resource for use both inside and outside government. Please identify your strengths in relation to this piece of work and keep expressions of interest to one side. Expressions do not guarantee invitation to tender. Please send your expressions of interest by August 9th 2002 to: SME Database, SBS Research, St Mary's House, c/o Moorfoot, Sheffield, S1 4PQ.
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ACCA launch Small Business Manifesto (Date: 20-07-2002)
The press release states that "on 23 July, the Minister for Small Business, Nigel Griffiths MP, will launch the Small Business Manifesto of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants' (ACCA, ACCA and Small Business - A Vision for the Future. Journalists are welcome to attend. The Manifesto makes a number of innovative proposals to promote the growth of enterprise in three critical areas: helping small businesses to handle regulation; providing better financial information; and improving access to finance. Francis Chittenden, Chairman of ACCA's UK Small Business Committee, said: ?The relatively modest medium-term growth rate of the UK economy and the current fragile economic climate means that much more must be done to promote the enterprise culture in the UK. Accountants are the first-choice advisers of small business and are at the hub of local commercial networks. ACCA's Small Business Manifesto provides the framework for an extensive programme designed to encourage a healthy and vibrant small business sector.? The key proposals in the manifesto are set out below. ? The Audit Commission should be given responsibility for monitoring the impact of all regulation to determine how far it is necessary. All Regulatory Impact Assessments should be subjected to a rigorous review by the Audit Commission before being presented to Parliament. All government departments should also be subject to a periodic Regulatory Review by the Audit Commission. ? The introduction of a Compliance Penalty Scheme should be explored. Government departments responsible for placing compliance burdens on business should be expected to show reductions in these burdens year on year. Departments which fail to achieve the targeted improvements should have their annual budgets cut by the Treasury. ? There should be realistic financial incentives for submitting Government returns electronically. A large amount of business information is stored electronically and could be transferred to the relevant authorities through the internet, rather than by manual completion of forms, thereby significantly reducing the administrative burden in the process. ? To enhance the enterprise culture, the Minister for Small Business and the equivalent positions in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should be Cabinet-level appointments, giving the small business sector the profile which it deserves. ? The Government must provide businesses with fast-track legal remedies for late payment. The fast and effective German Late Payment Court could be taken as a model. ? The bureaucracy of both the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Venture Capital Trusts deters investment and should be simplified." (source ACCA)
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Launch of International Journal of Entrepreneurship Education (Date: 17-07-2002)
"The aim of the International Journal of Entrepreneurship Education (IJEE) is to enhance (business and economics) entrepreneurship education worldwide through the publication of high quality refereed articles, case studies, teaching strategies and lectures on entrepreneurship, as well as theoretical and applied research on entrepreneurship education." (source email and website)
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Latest Edition of Small Business Economics (Date: 15-07-2002)
Vol. 19, Issue 2, September 2002 includes: TITLE: Introduction to Institutions, Entrepreneurship and Firm Growth: The Case of Sweden AUTHOR(S): Charlie Karlsson, Zoltan J. Acs PAGE(S): 63-67 TITLE: Entrepreneurship as Recombinant Growth AUTHOR(S): Ola Olsson, Bruno S. Frey PAGE(S): 69-80 TITLE: Determinants of the Prevalance of Start-ups and High-Growth Firms AUTHOR(S): Per Davidsson, Magnus Henrekson PAGE(S): 81-104 TITLE: Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Growth: Biomedicine and Polymers in Sweden and Ohio AUTHOR(S): Bo Carlsson PAGE(S): 105-121 TITLE: A Transition Cost Rationale for Transition of the Firm within the Family AUTHOR(S): Per-Olof Bjuggren, Lars-Goran Sund PAGE(S): 123-133 TITLE: Do Lower Taxes Stimulate Self-Employment? AUTHOR(S): Stefan Folster PAGE(S): 135-145 TITLE: Growth and Trade vs. Trade and Growth AUTHOR(S): Karolina Ekholm, Bo Sodersten PAGE(S): 147-162 TITLE: Economic Policy, Institutions and Entrepreneurship AUTHOR(S): Charlie Karlsson, Martin Karlsson PAGE(S): 163-171 (source email)
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5th Cambridge Enterprise Conference, 10-12 September 2002, Cambridge. (Date: 06-07-2002)
The conference includes a two-day mainstream event, an enterprise launch-pad and a one-day policy forum.
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Latest Edition of Small Business Economics (Date: 19-06-2002)
Vol. 19, Issue 1, August 2002 contains the following papers: TITLE: Technical Efficiency and Location Choice of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises AUTHOR(S): Yang Li, Jin-Li Hu PAGE(S): 1-12 TITLE: Internationalization of Western Venture Capitalists into Emerging Markets: Risk Assessment and Information in India AUTHOR(S): Mike Wright, Andy Lockett, Sarika Pruthi PAGE(S): 13-29 TITLE: Effects of Unemployment on New Firm Formation: Micro-Level Panel Data Evidence from Finland AUTHOR(S): Jari Ritsila, Hannu Tervo PAGE(S): 31-40 TITLE: Returns to Scale in Small and Large U.S. Manufacturing Establishments: Further Evidence AUTHOR(S): Sang V. Nguyen, Seong-Hoon Lee PAGE(S): 41-50 TITLE: Identifying Success Factors for Rapid Growth in SME E-commerce AUTHOR(S): Sylvie Feindta, Judith Jeffcoate, Caroline Chappell PAGE(S): 51-62
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Latest Edition of Entrepreneurship & Regional Development (Date: 13-06-2002)
The following articles have just been published in Volume 14 Number 2/April 01, 2002 of Entrepreneurship & Regional Development : Technological patterns among Spanish manufacturing firms, p. 89, Pilar Benito; National differences in entrepreneurial networking, p. 117, Sarah Drakopoulou Dodd, Eleni Patra; The dynamics of limited breaking out: the case of the Arab manufacturing businesses in Israel, p. 135, Israel Drori, Miri Lerner; Emergence-based local Economic Development Model: a way forward in responding to turbulent operating environments, p. 155, Quaye Botchway, George Goodall, David Noon, et al.; Foreign direct investment and small firm employment in northern Mexico: 1987-1996, p. 175, Cynthia J. Brown (Source SARA alert)
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Stimulating Business Development Policy Seminar -Time off for training (Date: 11-06-2002)
Friday 28th June 2002, 10.15am to 1.20pm, Mayfair Conference Centre, 17 Connaught Place, Marble Arch, London W2 2EL. This is the fourth in a series of seminars being hosted by the Centre for Enterprise in collaboration with The Work Foundation and SFEDI.
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Abstracts and news from ICE 2002 Conference (Date: 06-06-2002)
"ICE 2002 is just around the corner. Please note the following news: DOWNLOAD The abstracts of all 70 papers are available for download at [the link below]. You might want these to prepare yourself for the conference SKYDOME INTO THE FUTURE How does the future look like? How is collaborative mobile engineering going to happen? What are next generation products? What is the way of life in 2010? What are the main drivers that affect our business? What research needs to be done? Do you know the answers? CONFERENCE DINNER The lions are hungry and the Roman Gladiators are well trained - enjoy an entertaining evening in the 'Villa dei Cesari', an amusing and spectacular place on the ancient Appia road. TRAVEL Please find all travel details at: http://www.ice2002.org/travel.html REGISTRATION If not done already, please use the form at: http://www.ice2002.org/registration.html" (source email)
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5th Cambridge Enterprise Conference- Enterprise LaunchPad Competition (Date: 05-06-2002)
The Enterprise Launch Pad Competition is being run in conjunction with the Fifth Cambridge Enterprise Conference, which takes place from September 10-12, 2002, at Churchill College, Cambridge, UK. Businesses less than two years old in electronics, Internet technologies, life sciences, materials, software and telecommunications, can enter by submitting an executive summary of their business plan via the conference website. Successful entrants will then be invited to submit more detailed information, and the top 100 entrants will be invited to attend the Conference Deal Day on September 12, where they will have the opportunity to showcase their technologies to business angels, venture capitalists, professionals and fellow entrepreneurs. The 12 finalists will be invited to attend the Conference and pitch to delegates for a chance to win the Enterprise Launch Pad Award, which includes £5,000 in funding to grow the winning business. Successful entrants will also receive mento! ring and advice to enable them to make the most of this opportunity. Deadline for entries is July 31st, 2002. More information on the Fifth Cambridge Enterprise Conference and the Enterprise Launch Pad Competition can be found at www.cambridgeenterprise.co.uk, or by emailing enquiries@cambridgeenterprise.co.uk
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Latest Edition of Enterprise and Society (Date: 28-05-2002)
A new issue of Enterprise and Society has been made available, 1 June 2002: Articles: The Chocolates of Sucre: Stories of a Bolivian Industry Robyn Eversole Enterprise Soc 2002;3 209-246. Cold War Armory: Military Contracting in Silicon Valley Thomas Heinrich Enterprise Soc 2002;3 247-284. Marketing in the Land of Hudson Bay: Indian Consumers and the Hudson's Bay Company, 1670-1770 Ann M. Carlos and Frank D. Lewis Enterprise Soc 2002;3 285-317. "Rosie the Realtor" and the Re-Gendering of Real Estate Brokerage, 1930- 1960 Jeffrey M. Hornstein Enterprise Soc 2002;3 318 In Memoriam: Rondo Cameron Larry Neal Enterprise Soc 2002;3 352. (source email)
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SBS Consultation on Comprehensive Strategy for Start-ups (Date: 25-05-2002)
The SBS " would like to seek your views, by Wednesday 31 July 2002, on the proposals and recommendations in the document outlining what might be included in a national strategy for start-ups. For more information regarding the consultation and the background to the consultation" following the link below.
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Business Innovation in the Knowledge Economy Conference (Date: 22-05-2002)
Contact lynn.martin@uce.ac.uk for details of a new event hosted by IBM, in Warwick on 12th June 2002. The conference has 4 tracks, 36 speakers from large and small firms, universities, public and voluntary sector organisations, in the UK, Australia, Ireland, US, Cyprus, Finland and Germany. Attendees can also network on the day and later via interest egroups hosted by West Midland Digital(http://www.wmdigital.org). Tracks include · Trends and developments in Customer Relationship Management · Change in Financial services and impacts on risk post 9/11 · Knowledge development and knowledge management in e environments · Public sector - working to empower change · Small firms - use of the internet There are a limited number of free places for this event, thanks to the sponsorship of IBM and to the efforts of the conference team (the Knowledge Management Centre at UCE Business School, IBM Innovations Unit, De Montfort University, Bristol Business School, UWE and Cranfield University)
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Joining Entrepreneurs in their World: Final Report by CEML on SMEs (Date: 20-05-2002)
Joining Entrepreneurs in their World: Improving Entrepreneurship, Management, and Leadership in UK SMEs. Small businesses are the backbone of the British economy, accounting for more than half of the UK's turnover. Failures are frequent and often are thought to be due to management and leadership weakness. Clearly, helping improve the quality, calibre and capacity of leaders in small and medium sized businesses can have a significant impact on the British economy. Even more so because entrepreneurs provide the key to Workforce Development in smaller businesses. If entrepreneurs are not engaged, then their workforces will not be either. But small business entrepreneurs are also the hardest to reach and reluctant to engage in external activities away from their day to day business. There is a plethora of schemes available, many publicly funded, the majority offering formal learning opportunities. However, entrepreneurs feel confused by the array of opportunities, find the approach bureaucratic and often irrelevant to their needs. There is little demand or desire for formal training opportunities and a strong preference for informal learning opportunities that mirror their own working practices. The provision currently available is largely supply led - for us to achieve our goal of improving management and leadership abilities in entrepreneurs, it is vital that we stimulate demand and meet that demand with relevant, accessible solutions. Entrepreneurs are clear about the abilities, skills and experience that are needed to be good managers and leaders. Whilst the language and tone is different, the core skills closely mirror those identified by the Council overall. Entrepreneurs emphasise that the crucial skills needed to build strong businesses are people abilities and strategic and analytical thinking abilities. The real challenge is to join entrepreneurs in their world - stimulating demand, helping identify priorities for learning and giving the entrepreneur ownership of their own learning opportunities. Crucially, entrepreneurs must be responsible for making their own choices and decisions - the starting point must be for the entrepreneur to choose a partner they trust to help identify the priorities and challenges. This is most likely to be their accountant, bank manager, lawyer or a trusted 'mentor'. (Council for Excellence in Management and Leadership)
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New Edition of Journal of Business Venturing (Date: 18-05-2002)
Journal: Journal of Business Venturing ISSN : 0883-9026 Volume : 17 Issue : 5 Date : Sep-2002 This edition has the following content: Introduction to the special issue on qualitative methods in entrepreneurship research W.B. Gartner, S. Birley^1 pp 387-395 Entrepreneurship and Illegality - Insights from the Nigerian cross-border Trade A. Fadahunsi, P. Rosa^1 pp 397-429 The entrepreneurial process and economic success in a constrained environment S.S. Kodithuwakku, P. Rosa pp 431-465 The effects of embeddedness on the entrepreneurial process S.L. Jack, A.R. Anderson pp 467-487 The entrepreneur's character, life issues, and strategy making - A field study V. Kisfalvi pp 489-518 Metaphors and meaning - A grounded cultural model of us entrepreneurship S.D. Dodd pp 519-535 (source email from Elsevier) Copyright Elsevier Science Ltd, 2002
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Griffiths announces UK is first choice for entrepreneurs (Date: 16-05-2002)
The DTI press release reads "New survey shows business confidence for the future is high. A new survey confirms that the UK is one of the best places in the world to do business, DTI Minister Nigel Griffiths said today. Speaking at the launch of 'Lifting the Barriers to Growth in UK Small Businesses' commissioned by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Mr Griffiths said: "I am extremely encouraged by the optimistic view shown in this survey of over 18,000 key small businesses. "The survey confirms that small businesses are the drivers of our economy and will continue to play a key role in the UK's future economic prosperity. The fact that so many firms are experiencing sales growth and are creating new jobs, in spite of a world downturn, shows that the UK is a first choice location for entrepreneurs." The FSB survey shows half of all respondents stated their sales volume had either gone up or risen considerably over the past year, with a quarter of respondents taking on new staff. Over half of the respondents want to expand their business either moderately (52 per cent) or substantially (13 per cent) in the future." (Source DTI)
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Special Edition of ET&P: Alternative Perspectives of Entrepreneurship (Date: 15-05-2002)
A special edition of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice will explore "Alternative Perspectives of Entrepreneurship". Peter L Jennings, Lew Perren and Sara Carter will act as guest editors under the executive editorship of D. Ray Bagby. Analysis of the papers published recently in mainstream entrepreneurship journals suggests that the prevailing discourse is dominated by functionalism. With a few notable exceptions, there is a dearth of papers pursuing opportunities for theory development within alternative paradigms. This special edition seeks to stimulate critical discussion on alternative perspectives to encourage the creation, development and application of theory in entrepreneurship. We particularly welcome submissions that contribute towards theory development within paradigms not normally found within the mainstream entrepreneurship literature. We aim to feature a range of alternative paradigms, which may include, amongst others, interpretivism, Marxism, feminism, Foucauldian, Habermasian, Rortian and Giddensian perspectives. Authors are expected to embrace an holistic perspective that provides an authoritative account of the implications of the paradigm adopted for the broad arena of entrepreneurship theory development. As researchers we face the need to create and use novel perspectives that challenge the prevailing paradigm of knowledge, theory and research. Authors should follow the "Notes to Contributors" found in recent editions of the journal. Four printed copies of the manuscript plus a disk-based version in either Word or Wordperfect should be submitted before 31st July 2002 to:- Peter L Jennings The University of Southampton, School of Management, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom. Telephone: +44 (0)23 80 59 77 88; e-mail: P.L.Jennings@soton.ac.uk.
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Spirit of Enterprise Group launches 11th Eurowards- Venture Capital (Date: 15-05-2002)
The awards will be held in over 25 Eurpean countries and will include categories for encourgement, seed, start-up and expansion.
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ISBA 2002 Conference News (Date: 12-05-2002)
Our understanding of small firms continues to grow, as does the literature on small firms. However, any analysis of the small business research output reveals multiple perspectives some of which appear to produce contradictory results. Exploring these competing perspectives is the theme of ISBA 2002 conference. This theme appears to have struck a chord with colleagues, as we have received over 180 abstracts and are expecting a bumper year for papers. We have introduced some innovations for this year, so in addition to the normal academic papers, we have also encouraged colleagues to submit for the Practitioner Track, the Educationalist Track and the Doctoral Track. Colleagues have also kindly offered to organize sessions around Special Themes (see website for details). These innovations seem to have worked well, so we are expecting a broad range of presentations and some new faces that have not attended the conference before. We have had some enjoyable lunchtimes looking around Brighton hotels and are pleased to confirm that the Old Ship on the seafront will be the main conference venue. We are fortunate to have been able to book the whole hotel so they will be exclusively focused on our needs. The Old Ship provides a great venue as it is at the centre of the City and close to all the amenities, restaurants and bars. It also has a long history and a lot of character so you should leave feeling you have experienced something of Brighton as well as the conference. We look forward to welcoming you to Brighton and the 25th ISBA 2002 conference. Put the date in your diary now and please take a look at our website for further details (www.bus.bton.ac.uk/isba2002)
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Support for Innovative Entrepreneurs In Europe (Date: 09-05-2002)
"A new website, launched with Commission assistance, is designed to help entrepreneurs start, finance and develop new businesses. The Gate2Growth.com service is a portal, bringing together networks of entrepreneurs, investors and service providers supported by the European Commission. Among other things, the web site includes a toolbox which aims to become a customisable collection of good practice and support tools in innovation finance, including: * Business plan development guides and budgeting spreadsheets * 'How-to' guides on innovation finance and where to find it * Directory of public support schemes for financing innovation in the EU Member States * Examples of recently funded technology companies * Glossary of financial terminology * Useful links for entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers UKRO only hopes that the choice of the Golden Gate Bridge as the illustration of the 'Gate to Growth' is not taken by too many innovators as an implicit suggestion to emigrate to California; especially with all those pretty bridges and doors on the back of the new Euro banknotes." (Source UKRO - FP SPOTLIGHT)
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Academy of Marketing SIG on the marketing/entrepreneurship Interface (Date: 09-05-2002)
Towards a Research Agenda Co-ordinator David Carson University of Ulster At the last symposium of the AM SIG on the Marketing/Entrepreneurship Interface hosted by Oxford Brookes Business School, there was a strong desire by delegates that the SIG should seek to create a research agenda that would serve to develop thoughts, ideas, insights and theories in the future. This desire has been reiterated by the SIG Steering Group meeting in April 02. I am honoured (I think), to be given the task of attempting to stimulate discussion on the above and to collate and help evolve ideas. Where to begin? At the SIG plenary session on this issue there was general agreement that we seek to attempt to define what we mean by the Interface. In this definition we would seek to identify the scope and parameters of the Interface and research surrounding it. Our broad aim would be to attempt to create a broad Conceptualisation of Interface Research, and eventually move towards theory building a ?New Marketing Paradigm in the area. At this point, like most of you I suspect, I don?t have much idea what this might be, but initially, let us see if we can evolve our thoughts into something that might be loosely called a definition of ?What is the Interface?? Several researchers have made tentative explorations into this domain in the past, two examples that I am aware of are Muzyka & Hills (1993) and Carson & Coviello (1995). Further reference might be made to the Inaugural Commentaries by Gerry Hills and myself in Vol 1, No1, of the Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship (1999). I don?t know whether any of these references are entirely appropriate for this particular exercise but I offer them here for those that might want to peruse earlier thoughts. Alternatively, there is a strong case for original thought, if this is possible. On this I?m not absolutely sure, since many of us have been involved in Interface SIG meetings for several years and know the broad thrusts of much of the research on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond. So, we begin with the question, ?What is the Marketing/Entrepreneurship Interface?? My hope is that I can run a loose Delphi approach by accumulating and collating contributions and circulating these for further thought and refinement. I don?t envisage that we need spend too much time on this question. Once we have something established I would think that we could move on quickly to a focus on ?research issues? surrounding the Interface. For the moment though, simply construct a one paragraph definitional statement on what you perceive as the Interface. This paragraph should be confined to approximately 100 words, partly in seeking conciseness and partly in managing contributions into a Delphi style statement. Oxford Brookes Business School has agreed to co-ordinate contributions, so send your reply to Kathryn Lock at klock@brookes.ac.uk by Friday 31st May 02, or earlier. The page below is where you make your contribution. References Muzyka, D. F. and Hills, G. E., ?Introduction?, in Hills, G. E., LaForge, R. W. and Muzyka, D.F. (Eds.), Research at the Marketing / Entrepreneurship Interface, The University of Illinois at Chicago, 1993. Carson, D. and Coviello, N., ?Researching the marketing/entrepreneurship interface?, paper presented at the UIC/AMA Research Symposium on Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Melbourne, Australia, June 30-July 1, 1995. Inaugural Commentaries by Gerry Hills and David Carson in Vol 1, No1, of the Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship (1999). So, ?What is the Marketing/Entrepreneurship Interface?? 100 words approximately please. Name, address, email contact. -- Kathryn Lock Enterprise Centre Business School Oxford Brookes University OX33 1HX tel: 01865 485708 fax: 01865 485705
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SMEs, Social Capital and Civic Engagement Workshop (Date: 08-05-2002)
One-day workshop to be held at Brunel University on 17th June 2002. Further details are available by emailing Dr Laura Spence at Laura.Spence@brunel.ac.uk.
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29th International Small Business Congress (ISBC) 27 - 30 October (Date: 08-05-2002)
Royal Dutch Association of Small and Medium sized Enterprises, MKB-Nederland, will host the 29th International Small Business Congress (ISBC), which will take place from 27 - 30 October this year in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Bank of England 9th Report on Finance for Small Firms Published (Date: 07-05-2002)
The report contains four chapters: the conjucture for small firms in 2001, key policy issues, finance for small businesses in deprived communities and the financing of univeristy spin-outs. (source BAD)
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SFEDI Achievement Awards - Rewarding Enterprise (Date: 07-05-2002)
Small Firms and Enterprise Development Initiative 2002 Achievement Awards will take place at the Bank of England at 10.30am to 12.30pm, 14th June 2002. There will be awards for business success as well as those who have provided excellent small business support.
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This year's edition of Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands published (Date: 26-04-2002)
This year's edition of Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands has just been published and is titled: Innovative Entrepreneurship: New Policy Challenges. "This is a joint publication by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and EIM Business&Policy Research. In this edition prof. Lois Stevenson and prof. David Storey present their insights into the importance of innovative entrepreneurship and give examples of international best practices in entrepreneurship policy. In addition Dr. Yvonne Prince of the EIM presents empirical evidence of the effects of innovative entrepreneurs. Pieter Waasdorp of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs discusses policy options for the future. The publication can be downloaded and ordered for free from the website of the Ministry of Economic Affairs." (source email)
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Prof David Goss is awarded best paper prize at SBED. (Date: 19-04-2002)
Prof David Goss is awarded the Bill Richardson best paper prize at the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development Conference. David's paper was entitled 'Goodbye to all that? An alternative to structure-agency in small business and entrepreneurship theory'.
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Int Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation specials (Date: 09-04-2002)
The February 2002 edition was guest-edited by Prof Jay Mitra and explored 'Entrepreneurship and Learning', comprising papers from the International Entrepreneurship Forum held in Naples in June 2001. In May 2002 an edition will be guest-edited by Prof Sara Carter and Julie Weeks and will look at 'Gender and Business Ownership'. (Source email)
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ISBA/Lloyds TSB Policy event summaries available. (Date: 26-03-2002)
The topics covered by the Institute for Small Business Affairs/ Lloyds TSB Policy Event's were: The Music Business; The National Minimum Wage; and Incentivising Learning. Read More. (Source email)
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New style International Small Business Journal launched. (Date: 17-03-2002)
The first edition to be published under the editorship of Prof Robert Blackburn is available online as a sample copy. New style International Small Business Journal launched. The first edition to be published under the editorship of Prof Robert Blackburn is available online as a sample copy. Read Latest Volume
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